In quietness and confidence is your strength – Isaiah the prophet God, in infinite wisdom, has given us a credit card for energy.  It’s...

A letter in the Washington Post This week World Relief bought space in the Washington Post in order to invite President Trump to...

A note to readers:  I’ve been on a bit of a “blogattical”, which is my word for a blogging sabbatical, post election.  I’ve been silent,...

Over 37 years, two stockings have become ten. JOY! It was in the late summer of 1976 when I first made my way north to Seattle,...

With fears of “the other” on the rise, a look at Jesus life, from beginning to end, is like a drink of fresh cold water in the midst of...

It was a low point for me in my seminary career. “If he’s right, I’m finished” I remember thinking to myself.  I’d later, in a...

Give, give, give, means that there can be only one response.  Receive, receive, receive.  We can’t earn the gift that is Christ.  We’ll...

During the days between now and Christmas, I want to share some reflections with you about the many gifts that are part of the One Gift...

Words matter. Mr. Trump spoke on the bus about making unwanted sexual advances and literally grabbing women. He spoke to Howard Stern...

Joyful Noise at Taproot Theater is not to be missed. I’ve been to lots of funerals, partly because I’m a pastor and partly because death...

still smiling after 37 years of journeying together Thirty seven years is a long time, and yesterday my wife and I were able to celebrate...

retrieving our car meant enjoying this view again today! My wife and I recently returned from a beautiful adventure, hiking 50 miles of...

I started a little vacation about a week ago.  The plan was to hike a big chunk of the Pacific Crest Trail with my wife of nearly 37...

“Speaking of Jesus”, which is one of my favorite books, precisely because the author has a knack for telling people about Jesus as if...

Scientists are discovering that humans are also profound beneficiaries of the forest.  “Forsest Bathing”, which simply means to walk in a...

“The key word for methodical training of spirituality is gratefulness“  – David Steindl Rast Sadly, I hear the same sentiment again and...

NOTE:   This is from a chapter entitled, “Exposure”.  I deal with the deadly life shrinking nature of fear in this post.   Sorry it’s...

I decide that awake and watching the completion of the ESPY’s, ESPN’s annual sports awards show is as good as awake and simmering with...

But what does “the land of the free” really mean? And in what sense are we free?  The questions weren’t political for me this year but...

there’s a time to mourn… There were times, not so long ago, when mourning was the first response to tragedy.  This is appropriate.  When...